January 13, 2005

I was on my own today at the hangar as Dave went down to Dayton for the weekend to see friends. I did some firewall forward stuff, tidying up loose ends here and there.

The exhaust arrived yesterday, so naturally, it was the first thing for me to set about doing today. This should be the final iteration now. It fits absolutely perfectly. I’m very impressed indeed! Chris at Aircraft Exhaust did a fantastic job to make sure we were happy with our exhaust system. Sure enough, we are! It’s gorgeous! Here’s a shot of the old issue, showing new clearance. Perfect. Thanks Chris for such a great job!

Next, I decided to tackel the wiring at the back of the engine. This was one of those tasks that I wasn’t looking forward to, but it turned out OK. I worked out the routing proper, connected everything that needed connecting and I even started looking into hoses.

Here, I’ve connected the FADEC ignition sensors and tie wrapped them. I need to safety wire these to, just to make triple sure thay don’t come off!

Same with the FADEC ECU’s. Tie wrapped. Needs safety wire. It’s fun getting in here now, let me tell you.

Here, I managed to get an Adel clamp of the oil filter adapter to hold all the FADEC harness in position. I might need one more soemwhere, but I still need to work it out. Nearly all nice and tidy now too.

Here, I made a fuel hose to go from firewall to fuel pump. Because of the prop governor mount, I had to buy a $47 90 degree hose end fitting. Ouch! There’s another one for the othe side of the fuel pump too! Double ouch! I should probably firesleeve this. Something else to order from aircraft spruce!